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<h1>B</h1>
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<DT>background colors
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch03_04.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-4.1">SystemColor Methods (AWT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch05_01.htm#JAWT-CH-5-SECT-1.1">Component Methods (AWT)</A>
   <DT>highlighted text
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch03_04.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-4.1">SystemColor Methods (AWT)</A>
   <DT>images
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch02_01.htm#JAWT-CH-2-SECT-1.1">Graphics Methods (AWT)</A>
   <DT>windows
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch03_04.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-4.1">SystemColor Methods (AWT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>backslash (\)
   : <A HREF="../javanut/ch02_02.htm#JNUT2-CH-2-SECT-2.2">Java Filenames and Directory Structure (NUT)</A>
   <DL>
   <DT>in paths
      : <A HREF="../exp/ch08_02.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-2.1.2">Path localization (EXJ)</A>
   <DT>in strings
      : <A HREF="../exp/ch08_02.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-2.1.2">Path localization (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>balking strategy (threads)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch03_02.htm#JFC-CH-3-SECT-2.4">Balking (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch08_02.htm#JLR2-CH-8-SECT-2.4">Balking (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>base classes, fragile
   : <A HREF="../exp/ch01_04.htm#EXJ-CH-1-SECT-4.3">Incremental Development (EXJ)</A>
<DT>base URL
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch03_05.htm#EXJ-CH-3-SECT-5.5">Loading Class Files (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch09_03.htm#EXJ-CH-9-SECT-3">Working with URLs (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>beans (see <a href='idx_j.htm'>JavaBeans API</a>)
<DT>beep( )
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch15_01.htm#JAWT-CH-15-SECT-1.1">Toolkit Methods (AWT)</A>
<DT>before( :)
   : <A HREF="../javanut/ch30_02.htm#JNUT2-CH-30-SECT-2.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   <DL>
   <DT>Calendar class
      : <A HREF="../fclass/ch17_02.htm#JFC-CH-17-REF-CALENDAR">Calendar (JFC)</A>
   <DT>Date class
      : <A HREF="../fclass/ch17_03.htm#JFC-CH-17-REF-DATE">Date (JFC)</A>
   <DT>GregorianCalendar class
      : <A HREF="../fclass/ch17_09.htm#JFC-CH-17-REF-GREGORIANCALENDAR">GregorianCalendar (JFC)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BigDecimal class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch14_01.htm#JFC-CH-14-REF-BIGDECIMAL">BigDecimal (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch27_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-27-SECT-1.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BigInteger class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch14_02.htm#JFC-CH-14-REF-BIGINTEGER">BigInteger (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch27_02.htm#JNUT2-CH-27-SECT-2.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>binary
   <DL>
   <DT>addition (+) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_06.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-6.1">Arithmetic Addition Operator + (JLR)</A>
   <DT>division (/) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_05.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-5.2">Division Operator / (JLR)</A>
   <DT>multiplication (*) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_05.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-5.1">Multiplication Operator * (JLR)</A>
   <DT>remainder (%) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_05.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-5.3">Remainder Operator % (JLR)</A>
   <DT>subtraction (-) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_06.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-6.2">Arithmetic Subtraction Operator - (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>binary tree (see <a href='idx_e.htm'>Enumeration interface</a>)
<DT>bind( )
   <DL>
   <DT>SocketImpl class
      : <A HREF="../fclass/ch15_18.htm#JFC-REF-CH-15-SOCKETIMPL">SocketImpl (JFC)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BindException
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch15_01.htm#JFC-REF-CH-15-BINDEXCEPTION">BindException (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch28_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-28-SECT-1.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>binding methods
   : <A HREF="../exp/ch01_04.htm#EXJ-CH-1-SECT-4.2">Type Safety and Method Binding (EXJ)</A>
   <DL>
   <DT>dynamic
      : <A HREF="../exp/ch05_05.htm#EXJ-CH-5-SECT-5.2.1">Overridden methods and dynamic binding (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>bit shifting
   : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_07.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-7">Shift Operators (JLR)</A>
<DT>bitCount( )
   : <A HREF="../fclass/ch14_02.htm#JFC-CH-14-REF-BIGINTEGER">BigInteger (JFC)</A>
<DT>bitfields
   : <A HREF="../javanut/ch02_14.htm#JNUT2-CH-2-SECT-14.9">No Bitfields (NUT)</A>
<DT>BITFTP, obtaining examples by
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch00_03.htm#JAWT-PREF-SECT-3.1.3">BITFTP (AWT)</A>
<DT>bitLength( )
   : <A HREF="../fclass/ch14_02.htm#JFC-CH-14-REF-BIGINTEGER">BigInteger (JFC)</A>
<DT>BitSet class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch17_01.htm#JFC-CH-17-REF-BITSET">BitSet (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch30_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-30">The java.util Package (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch30_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-30-SECT-1.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>bitwise operators
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch02_11.htm#JNUT2-CH-2-SECT-11">Operators (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch13_03.htm#JNUT2-CH-13-SECT-3">Operators (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch04_10.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-10">Bitwise/Logical Operators (JLR)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch04_04.htm#EXJ-CH-4-SECT-4.3.1">Operators (EXJ)</A>
   <DT>AND (&amp;)
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_10.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-10.1">Bitwise/Logical AND Operator &amp; (JLR)</A>
   <DT>negation (~)
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_04.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-4.4">Bitwise Negation Operator ~ (JLR)</A>
   <DT>OR (^) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_10.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-10.2">Bitwise/Logical Exclusive OR Operator ^ (JLR)</A>
   <DT>OR (|) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_10.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-10.3">Bitwise/Logical Inclusive OR Operator | (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>blank finals
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch05_06.htm#JNUT2-CH-5-SECT-6.1">Blank Finals (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch01_02.htm#JLR2-CH-1-SECT-2">New Language Features in Java 1.1 (JLR)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch05_04.htm#JLR2-CH-5-SECT-4.4.1.1">Variable modifiers (JLR)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch06_01.htm#JLR2-CH-6-SECT-1.1.1">Final local variables (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>block comments (see <a href='idx_c.htm'>comments</a>)
<DT>BLOCK_ constants
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch04_03.htm#JAWT-CH-4-SECT-3.2.11">AdjustmentEvent (AWT)</A>
<DT>blocks, statement
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch05_02.htm#JLR2-CH-5-SECT-2">Lexical Scope of Declarations (JLR)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch06_01.htm#JLR2-CH-6-SECT-1">Blocks (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>blue (color)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch03_03.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-3.1">Color Methods (AWT)</A>
   <DT>   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch12_02.htm#JAWT-CH-12-SECT-2.1">ColorModel Methods (AWT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch12_02.htm#JAWT-CH-12-SECT-2.2">DirectColorModel (AWT)</A>
   <DT>   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch12_02.htm#JAWT-CH-12-SECT-2.3">IndexColorModel (AWT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>blurring filter (example)
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch12_05.htm#JAWT-CH-12-SECT-5.1">ImageFilter Methods (AWT)</A>
<DT>BNF notation
   : <A HREF="../langref/ch01_05.htm#JLR2-CH-1-SECT-5">Notational Conventions (JLR)</A>
<DT>BOLD constant
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch03_01.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-1.1">The Font Class (AWT)</A>
<DT>BOLD(value)
   : <A HREF="../exp/ch13_03.htm#EXJ-CH-13-SECT-2">Fonts (EXJ)</A>
<DT>Boolean( )
   : <A HREF="../fclass/ch12_05.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-BOOLEAN">Boolean (JFC)</A>
<DT>boolean (type)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch02_02.htm#EXJ-CH-2-SECT-2.2">Instance Variables (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch04_03.htm#EXJ-CH-4-SECT-3.1">Primitive Types (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/gloss_01.htm#EXJ-GLOSSARY">Glossary (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>Boolean class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_05.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-BOOLEAN">Boolean (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch03_01.htm#JLR2-CH-3-SECT-1.2">Boolean Type (JLR)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_01.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-1">Boolean (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>boolean data type
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch02_06.htm#JNUT2-CH-2-SECT-6.1">The boolean Type (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch25_05.htm#JNUT2-CH-25-SECT-5.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch02_02.htm#JLR2-CH-2-SECT-2.3.3">Boolean literals (JLR)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch03_01.htm#JLR2-CH-3-SECT-1.2">Boolean Type (JLR)</A>
   <DT>Boolean class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch25_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-25">The java.lang Package (NUT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch25_05.htm#JNUT2-CH-25-SECT-5.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
      </DL>
   </DL>
<DT>boolean operators
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch04_11.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-11">Boolean Operators (JLR)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch04_04.htm#EXJ-CH-4-SECT-4.3.1">Operators (EXJ)</A>
   <DT>AND (&amp;&amp;) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_11.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-11.1">Boolean AND Operator &amp;&amp; (JLR)</A>
   <DT>negation (!)
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_04.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-4.3">Boolean Negation Operator ! (JLR)</A>
   <DT>OR (||) operator
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch04_11.htm#JLR2-CH-4-SECT-11.2">Boolean OR Operator || (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>booleanValue( )
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_05.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-BOOLEAN">Boolean (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch25_05.htm#JNUT2-CH-25-SECT-5.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_01.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-1">Boolean (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BorderLayout( )
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch07_03.htm#JAWT-CH-7-SECT-3.1">BorderLayout Methods (AWT)</A>
<DT>BorderLayout (layout manager)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch10_01.htm#EXJ-CH-10-SECT-1.3.1">Layout managers (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch11_02.htm#ch11-SECT2-AUTOID.1">A TextEntryBox</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch12_03.htm#EXJ-CH-12-SECT-3">BorderLayout (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BorderLayout class
   : <A HREF="../javanut/ch18_06.htm#JNUT2-CH-18-SECT-6.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
<DT>BorderLayout layout
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch01_03.htm#JAWT-CH-1-SECT-3.3">BorderLayout (AWT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch07_03.htm#JAWT-CH-7-SECT-3">BorderLayout (AWT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch19_06.htm#JAWT-CH-19-REF-BORDERLAYOUT">BorderLayout (AWT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>borders
   <DL>
   <DT>caption, color of
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch03_04.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-4.1">SystemColor Methods (AWT)</A>
      <DT>      </DL>
   <DT>inset
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch06_03.htm#JAWT-CH-6-SECT-3.1">Insets Methods (AWT)</A>
   <DT>windows, color of
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch03_04.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-4.1">SystemColor Methods (AWT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT constant
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch05_01.htm#JAWT-CH-5-SECT-1.1">Component Methods (AWT)</A>
<DT>bound properties
   : <A HREF="../javanut/ch10_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-10-SECT-1">Bean Basics (NUT)</A>
<DT>bounds( )
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch05_01.htm#JAWT-CH-5-SECT-1.1">Component Methods (AWT)</A>
<DT>braces {&nbsp;}
   : <A HREF="../exp/ch02_03.htm#EXJ-CH-2-SECT-3.12">Arrays (EXJ)</A>
   <DL>
   <DT>for creating arrays
      : <A HREF="../exp/ch04_06.htm#EXJ-CH-4-SECT-6.2">Array Creation and Initialization (EXJ)</A>
   <DT>for code blocks
      : <A HREF="../exp/ch04_04.htm#EXJ-CH-4-SECT-4.1">Statements (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>brackets [ ], arrays and
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch02_09.htm#JNUT2-CH-2-SECT-9.1">Creating and Destroying Arrays (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch02_11.htm#JNUT2-CH-2-SECT-11">Operators (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>break statement
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch02_12.htm#JNUT2-CH-2-SECT-12.4">Labelled break and continue Statements (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch06_08.htm#JLR2-CH-6-SECT-8">The break Statement (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>break statements
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch04_04.htm#EXJ-CH-4-SECT-4.1">Statements (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch04_05.htm#EXJ-CH-4-SECT-5.8">The finally Clause (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BreakIterator class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch01_06.htm#JFC-CH-1-SECT-6">The java.text Package (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch16_01.htm#JFC-CH-16">The java.text Package (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch16_01.htm#JFC-CH-16-REF-BREAKITERATOR">BreakIterator (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch11_04.htm#JNUT2-CH-11-SECT-4">Handling Local Customs (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch29_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-29">The java.text Package (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch29_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-29-SECT-1.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>brighter( )
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch03_03.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-3.1">Color Methods (AWT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch18_14.htm#JNUT2-CH-18-SECT-14.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>browsers
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch00_04.htm#JAWT-PREF-SECT-4">Other Java Books and Resources (AWT)</A>
   <DL>
   <DT>getting information about
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch14_04.htm#JAWT-CH-14-SECT-4">AppletStub Interface (AWT)</A>
   <DT>status line for
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch14_01.htm#JAWT-CH-14-SECT-1.1">Applet Methods (AWT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch14_03.htm#JAWT-CH-14-SECT-3">AppletContext Interface (AWT)</A>
      </DL>
   </DL>
<DT>browsers, Web (see <a href='idx_w.htm'>Web browsers</a>)
<DT>BufferedInputStream (class)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch08_01.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-1">Streams (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch08_01.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-1.2.2">Buffered streams (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BufferedInputStream class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch06_01.htm#JFC-CH-6-SECT-1.10">BufferedReader and BufferedInputStream (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch11_01.htm#JFC-CH-11-REF-BUFFEREDINPUTSTREAM">BufferedInputStream (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-24">The java.io Package (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-24-SECT-1.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BufferedOutputStream (class)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch08_01.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-1">Streams (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch08_01.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-1.2.2">Buffered streams (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BufferedOutputStream class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch06_02.htm#JFC-CH-6-SECT-2.10">BufferedWriter and BufferedOutputStream (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch11_02.htm#JFC-CH-11-REF-BUFFEREDOUTPUTSTREAM">BufferedOutputStream (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-24">The java.io Package (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_02.htm#JNUT2-CH-24-SECT-2.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BufferedReader (class)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch08_01.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-1">Streams (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch08_01.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-1.2.2">Buffered streams (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BufferedReader class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch06_01.htm#JFC-CH-6-SECT-1.10">BufferedReader and BufferedInputStream (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch11_03.htm#JFC-CH-11-REF-BUFFEREDREADER">BufferedReader (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-24">The java.io Package (NUT)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_03.htm#JNUT2-CH-24-SECT-3.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BufferedWriter (class)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch08_01.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-1">Streams (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch08_01.htm#EXJ-CH-8-SECT-1.2.2">Buffered streams (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>BufferedWriter class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch06_02.htm#JFC-CH-6-SECT-2.10">BufferedWriter and BufferedOutputStream (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch11_04.htm#JFC-CH-11-REF-BUFFEREDWRITER">BufferedWriter (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_04.htm#JNUT2-CH-24-SECT-4.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>buffers (see <a href='idx_m.htm'>memory</a>)
<DT>Button (object)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch02_03.htm#EXJ-CH-SECT-3">Hello Web! III: The Button Strikes! (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch10_01.htm#EXJ-CH-10-SECT-1.1.1">Peers (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>buttons
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch01_01.htm#JAWT-CH-1-SECT-1.3.2">The Button class (AWT)</A>
   <DT>   <DT>Button class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch01_01.htm#JAWT-CH-1-SECT-1.3.2">The Button class (AWT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch05_03.htm#JAWT-CH-5-SECT-3">Buttons (AWT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch19_07.htm#JAWT-CH-19-REF-BUTTON">Button (AWT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch18_07.htm#JNUT2-CH-18-SECT-7.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>button events
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch05_03.htm#JAWT-CH-5-SECT-3.2">Button Events (AWT)</A>
   <DT>button mask constants
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch04_03.htm#JAWT-CH-4-SECT-3.2.7">InputEvent (AWT)</A>
   <DT>ButtonPeer interface
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../awt/ch23_01.htm#JAWT-CH-23-REF-1">ButtonPeer (AWT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch22_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-22-SECT-1.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>ImageButton class
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch01_01.htm#JAWT-CH-1-SECT-1.3.2">The Button class (AWT)</A>
   <DT>keyboard events and
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch05_03.htm#JAWT-CH-5-SECT-3.2">Button Events (AWT)</A>
   <DT>mouse (see <a href='idx_m.htm'>mouse events</a>)
      <DL>
      <DT>      <DT>      </DL>
   <DT>raised rectangles for
      : <A HREF="../awt/ch02_01.htm#JAWT-CH-2-SECT-1.1">Graphics Methods (AWT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>Byte( )
   : <A HREF="../fclass/ch12_06.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-BYTE">Byte (JFC)</A>
<DT>byte (type)
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch04_03.htm#EXJ-CH-4-SECT-3.1">Primitive Types (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/gloss_01.htm#EXJ-GLOSSARY">Glossary (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>Byte class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch01_01.htm#JFC-CH-1-SECT-1">The java.lang Package (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_06.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-BYTE">Byte (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_02.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-2">Byte (JLR)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>byte data type
   : <A HREF="../langref/ch03_01.htm#JLR2-CH-3-SECT-1.1.1">Integer types (JLR)</A>
<DT>byte-code
   : <A HREF="../javanut/ch01_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-1-SECT-1.2">Interpreted (NUT)</A>
   <DL>
   <DT>converting to ASCII
      : <A HREF="../javanut/ch16_10.htm#JNUT2-CH-16-SECT-10">native2ascii (NUT)</A>
   <DT>JIT compilers
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch01_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-1-SECT-1.8">High-Performance (NUT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch25_16.htm#JNUT2-CH-25-SECT-16.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>verification
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch01_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-1-SECT-1.7">Secure (NUT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch06_08.htm#JNUT2-CH-6-SECT-8.4">Byte-Code Verification (NUT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch16_03.htm#JNUT2-CH-16-SECT-3">java (NUT)</A>
      <DT>      </DL>
   <DT>VerifyError
      : <A HREF="../javanut/ch25_67.htm#JNUT2-CH-25-SECT-67.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   <DT>VerifyError error
      : <A HREF="../fclass/ch12_67.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-VERIFYERROR">VerifyError (JFC)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>byte-code verification
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch01_05.htm#EXJ-CH-1-SECT-5">Safety of Implementation (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/ch03_01.htm#EXJ-CH-3-SECT-1">The Java Interpreter (EXJ)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../exp/gloss_01.htm#EXJ-GLOSSARY">Glossary (EXJ)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>ByteArrayImageSource class
   : <A HREF="../awt/appd_02.htm#JAWT-APP-D-SECT-2">A Brief Tour of sun.awt.image (AWT)</A>
<DT>ByteArrayInputStream class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch06_01.htm#JFC-CH-6-SECT-1.6">CharArrayReader and ByteArrayInputStream (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch11_05.htm#JFC-CH-11-REF-BYTEARRAYINPUTSTREAM">ByteArrayInputStream (JFC)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>ByteArrayOutputStream class
   <DL>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch06_02.htm#JFC-CH-6-SECT-2.6">CharArrayWriter and ByteArrayOutputStream (JFC)</A>
   <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch11_06.htm#JFC-CH-11-REF-BYTEARRAYOUTPUTSTREAM">ByteArrayOutputStream (JFC)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>bytes
   <DL>
   <DT>Byte class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch25_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-25">The java.lang Package (NUT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch25_06.htm#JNUT2-CH-25-SECT-6.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>byte data type
      : <A HREF="../javanut/ch02_06.htm#JNUT2-CH-2-SECT-6">Primitive Data Types (NUT)</A>
   <DT>ByteArrayInputStream class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-24">The java.io Package (NUT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_05.htm#JNUT2-CH-24-SECT-5.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>ByteArrayOutputStream class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_01.htm#JNUT2-CH-24">The java.io Package (NUT)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../javanut/ch24_06.htm#JNUT2-CH-24-SECT-6.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>CharConversionException
      : <A HREF="../javanut/ch24_09.htm#JNUT2-CH-24-SECT-9.1">(Reference page) (NUT)</A>
   </DL>
<DT>bytesWidth( )
   : <A HREF="../awt/ch03_02.htm#JAWT-CH-3-SECT-2.1">The FontMetrics Class (AWT)</A>
<DT>byteValue( )
   : <A HREF="../fclass/ch12_06.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-BYTE">Byte (JFC)</A>
   <DL>
   <DT>Byte class
      : <A HREF="../langref/ch10_02.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-2">Byte (JLR)</A>
   <DT>Double class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_17.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-DOUBLE">Double (JFC)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_08.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-8">Double (JLR)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>Float class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_21.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-FLOAT">Float (JFC)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_09.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-9">Float (JLR)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>Integer class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_30.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-INTEGER">Integer (JFC)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_10.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-10">Integer (JLR)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>Long class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_36.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-LONG">Long (JFC)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_11.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-11">Long (JLR)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>Number class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_45.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-NUMBER">Number (JFC)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_13.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-13">Number (JLR)</A>
      </DL>
   <DT>Short class
      <DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../fclass/ch12_55.htm#JFC-CH-12-REF-SHORT">Short (JFC)</A>
      <DT><A HREF="../langref/ch10_19.htm#JLR2-CH-10-SECT-19">Short (JLR)</A>
      </DL>
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